ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
not understanding; not knowing
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
maintenance; preservation; improvement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
European-style; Western; Occidental
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
Western (film genre); country and western music
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
step; stride; counter for steps
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
soldier; combatant; warrior
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
place; position; location; position; standing; status
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position